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End of February Update
February has been a difficult month for me with the passing of my mother. Though I know that this feeling of emptiness won’t be going away for a long time, I am slowly finding my equilibrium. First and foremost, I have started my “official” training … Continue reading
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Yoga–The Hot Way!
Yoga is one of those meditation, slow move, stretch my muscles that I always feel energized afterwards. So today, I decided to try the “hot” yoga. There were several reasons for this: My back has been stiff for the last … Continue reading
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My Mom, Sophie Ball
As I sat vigil by my Mom’s bedside over her last days, I often thought about her life and how she had live it. She was born in the Philippines in 1920. Her mother was Filipino. Her father was an … Continue reading
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Updating….
I do hope this new year is treating everyone well. I ended the year with clearing out a lot of “stuff” from the house that has just been collecting dust. I’m still not done with all of that but it … Continue reading
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Update on “Out with the Old…”
I’m almost embarrassed to admit this. Today, I went through a desk drawer in my office. This drawer was so stuffed that I never really knew what all was in there for sure until now. Besides the normal stuff like stamps, … Continue reading
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Out with the old….
Every year as we get closer to the new year, I tend to spend a week going through all of our financial paperwork and start the process of gathering the necessary documents our accountant will need to do our taxes. This process … Continue reading
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Setbacks
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step.” -Lao Tzu We all want to achieve our goals. But it is the setbacks along the way that can make it hard to achieve them. No one sees all … Continue reading
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Inspiration
Inspirations come in many different ways. Most in the smallest gestures that people do but are rarely recognized. Cindy Bingham is one of my inspirations. And she shows me that in-spite of our world today and all that we hear … Continue reading
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42 Years of Friendship and Counting
My best girlfriend, Candice Kranz Busch, called me on my birthday to wish me a Happy Birthday. She mentioned that when we become best friends neither of us even imagined we would be this age, much less imagined our relationship would span 42 years … Continue reading
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My 59th Year Starts Today…
And my list is now finished. But as I try to write this post, I find myself struggling on what I want to say. So instead of continuing to struggle, I’m going to wish myself a very Happy Birthday, take the … Continue reading